Renee (Amy Schumer) isn't body-confident. Her everyday life is dictated by the way she sees every inch of her body; that is, until an awkward and eye-watering fall from an exercycle changes everything. That one hard knock instantly has Renee seeing herself as a drop-dead-gorgeous woman oozing confidence from every pore. And so her newfound life begins...

 

I Feel Pretty is a comedy for a generation of ladies, written and directed by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein showing that sometimes attitude is everything. With a seemingly simple flick of a switch, embarrassment turns into empowerment and Renee moves through life fearlessly, because, well, she's a beautifully-created being of course! Her love life and work life takes a 180, but what happens if or when she realises nothing has changed on the outside at all?

 

Amy Schumer shines in her self-deprecating comedic style. Now, it has to be said that the Schumer-humour isn't normally up my street, usually making me cringe with its not-so-subtle gags (a la Trainwreck); but this film was different. The jokes are more nuanced, relatable and genuinely had the entire cinema laughing.

 

It has to be mentioned that even the I Feel Pretty trailer alone has received a lot of harsh criticism over starring Amy Schumer as a character who is "not pretty", with critics saying she actually embodies a "Hollywood-look". Despite the contention, it can't be overlooked that the character of Renee is aiming to embody a common feeling; that often despite our figure, hair colour, clothes' size and a myriad of other features, we can feel insecure. And at its core, this is what the film is all about.

 

I finally felt like a Hollywood film gets me.

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A movie to inspire a new generation of women to live fearlessly in spite of their insecurities.  
 

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